Owunga Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Owunga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owunga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Owunga Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Owunga Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Owunga is found most in Papua New Guinea. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Owunga click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Owunga? popularity and diffusion

The surname Owunga is the 7,593,402nd most frequently occurring surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 83 percent of Owunga reside; 83 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 83 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.

The surname Owunga is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 1,630,743. In Papua New Guinea Owunga is most common in: Eastern Highlands, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Papua New Guinea it exists in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obunga834,552/
Awunga838/
Ewunga838/
Ovunga834/
Owonga833/
Ovounga77140/
Obounga7775/
Ewounga7771/
Obungai7742/
Abounga7728/
Ewungha7727/
Avounga7722/
Evounga7721/
Awounga7717/
Obungha7712/
Owongah774/
Obungah772/
Obung'a771/
Obuunga771/
Gowungo771/
Owongha771/
Owoungou719/
Oboungha713/
Gawounga711/
Owusingi711/
Abunga67969/
Obunge67274/
Awunge67174/
Awungi67125/
Awonga6764/
Avunga6755/
Ubunga6734/
Owongo6730/
Obungi6711/
Obungo678/
Uwungo674/
Ovonga674/
Awungo673/
Ovinga671/
Ovunge671/
Ovungi671/
Uvunga671/
Ewungo671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Owunga
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